Considerations for Pick Wave Options
Options criteria impact the way lines are fulfilled and processed.
Before selecting the options criteria, consider:
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Fulfillment criteria
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Processing criteria
Fulfillment Criteria
Before you select the fulfillment criteria, you must plan how your organization prefers lines to be fulfilled.
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What pick-from subinventory and pick-from locator will you specify?
Consider your organization's usage of a specific subinventory and locator to pick material from.
Note:This is an optional criteria.
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What staging subinventory and locator will you specify?
Consider your organization's usage of a specific subinventory and locator to deposit the picked material for staging.
Processing Criteria
Before you select the processing criteria, you must consider your organization's preference for processing lines.
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What release sequence rule will you specify?
Consider your organization's preference regarding the order in which lines are allocated during pick release.
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What pick slip grouping rule will you specify?
Consider your organization's preference regarding grouping of lines onto pick slips.
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What ship confirm rule will you specify?
Consider if your organization prefers shipments to be ship confirmed as part of pick release.
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Will you automatically confirm pick slips?
Consider if your organization prefers pick slips to be automatically confirmed during pick release.
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Will you create shipments?
Consider if your organization prefers shipments to be created during the pick release process.
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Which shipment creation criteria will you use?
Consider your organization's criteria for creating shipments--whether a shipment can be created across orders or must be created from within an order.
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Will you automatically pack shipments?
Consider if your organization prefers shipments to be automatically packed.
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Will you append existing shipments?
Consider if your organization prefers to append shipment lines to the existing shipments.
Note:Here are the prerequisites for appending shipment lines:-
The appending limit must be defined as a value other than Do not append on the Manage Shipping Parameters page.
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An organization must be specified.
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Create shipments functionality must be enabled.
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Shipment creation criteria must be defined as across orders.
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Autoconfirm pick slips functionality must be disabled.
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